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Irish Birding Sighting Record |
| Website : |
www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : |
https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/220165/Harlequin_Duck.html |
| Sighting Ref : |
IB220165 |
| Sighting Date : |
26 Feb 26 |
| Common Name : |
Harlequin Duck |
| Scientific Name : |
Histrionicus histrionicus |
| Location : |
Magheraroarty |
| County : |
Donegal |
| Number Seen : |
1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : |
Not Specified
Not Specified
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| Reported By : |
Trevor Hunter, Steve Waldren
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| Comments : |
14:00 Magheraroarty Pier. Continuing bird. 14.00 - 15.45: feeding with a group of Black Guillemot, often very close to the pier. After about an hour one adult summer Black Guillemot occasionally showed aggression to the duck. Harlequin Duck few off t 15.45 and landed out off the spit (SW).
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| Status : |
See IRBC Appendix 1 |
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| Photos : |
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| Photographer(s) : |
©
Steve Waldren
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